Can We Still Afford to Be a Nation of Immigrants?
A distinguished historian looks at the circumstances that explain
America's past success in accommodating many immigrants. Some of those
circumstances still exist, he writes -- but in important respects the
present situation is without precedent.
by David M. Kennedy

The New Economics of Immigration
Even if immigration is good for the economy as a whole, it may still be very bad for many of its parts. Who wins? Who loses?by George J. Borjas

India's Bandit Queen
She is now a member of India's Parliament, but Phoolan Devi's public life
began, according to charges pending against her, with a bloody massacre.
Then came a four-year reign as a legendary gang leader in India's unruly
north.by Mary Anne Weaver

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Arts & LeisureTravel: Innocents Abroad
Striking the right balance between the weird and the well known is one part
of an effective strategy for traveling abroad with youngsters -- or so
the author concludes after a successful trip to Great Britain with his
eleven-year-old daughter.by David Owen